GRE Word List
CALLUS
a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
The meaning of the word callus is a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark.
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| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
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| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
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| pulchritude | physical comeliness |